Author Archives: john graham

Dolphins, Dementia and Swimming

Posted on November 5, 2017 by john graham

“Incredibly interesting”  are the words Professor Simon Lovestone an old age psychiatrist at Oxford University uses to describe a study of dolphins with dementia. It is a collaboration between researchers in Florida and Scotland based on examining the brains of … Continue reading →

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My Garden Age 70

Posted on November 2, 2017 by john graham

My garden is growing faster than me,  steadily,  constantly, relentlessly. Some of the trees, shrubs and flowers, were there before me and will be there after me.   I was born into my garden age, to nurture the things around … Continue reading →

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Bed and Breakfast Hospitals

Posted on October 31, 2017 by john graham

My last post wrote about NHS England’s whacky ideas about fixing obesity. Now, here comes another one, this time to solve the bed blocking problem.   At any one time there are estimated to be 5,800 patients in hospital beds … Continue reading →

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Fat Lot of Good!

Posted on October 29, 2017 by john graham

The latest daft idea to come out of the NHS strategic think tank 😀 Not before time the NHS is stepping up its campaign against obesity.    NHS England’s great idea in their fight against the nations gluttony epidemic is … Continue reading →

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Dementia Friendly Hospitals?

Posted on October 26, 2017 by john graham

The Government has announced a new iniative on this, which is to spend £50million making hospitals and Care Homes “dementia friendly” . I am intrigued, because hospitals by their very nature are strange environments for people with dementia.   What … Continue reading →

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APPLES

Posted on October 24, 2017 by john graham

It’s a windy apples off the trees, blow away the cobwebs, day. The sun shines bright, leaves alight from final flight.   Gravity may bring me back to earth. I wonder what inspiration awaits me today ?  

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Community Retirement Villages – next steps

Posted on October 22, 2017 by john graham

This is a drawing together of my series of blogs about a new form of  Community Retirement Village. It has not been easy to distill the essence of thirty years work building and then managing a new type of retirement … Continue reading →

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Hand Ringing.

Posted on October 19, 2017 by john graham

The medical world is ringing its hands, because your not ringing out yours enough. The Royal Pharmaceutical Society says poor hand washing is driving a superbug crisis.   They estimate a third of cases of diarrhoea and a sixth of … Continue reading →

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Bungalow Bingo !

Posted on October 17, 2017 by john graham

Every few years there are pleas for more bungalows to be built.    But, they never are.   You would think people would learn.    Every new Housing Minister thinks they are the answer to older people’s prayers. Think tanks … Continue reading →

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Community Retirement Villages – Enlightened Management

Posted on October 15, 2017 by john graham

Retirement villages should be a genuine partnership between residents and staff.  For residents to take advantage of all the lifestyle opportunities, they need support from a management team that has a “can do culture”.  The management team’s focus needs to … Continue reading →

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